Bösch

bosch Bosch bos-ch bös-ch Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Besch Moselle Franconian Etymology From gmw-cfr goh busk. The -ö- is due to regular secondary umlaut before -sch- (compare gmw-cfr wäsche, gmw-cfr Frösch, etc.). Pronunciation gmw-cfr /bøʃ/ Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Böscher or Bösche diminutive Böschelche or Böschje gmw-cfr Ripuarian forest gmw-cfr Wie weck lööf der Has en der Bösch? – Bes en de Medde, dernoh lööf e widder erus. “How far into the forest will a hare run? – To the middle, after that it runs out again.” (A conundrum.)